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YPAC salutes young business careers

Jorge Parra, 24, is co-owner of Taqueria Jalisco on Rossville Avenue.
Jorge Parra, 24, is co-owner of Taqueria Jalisco on Rossville Avenue.

By Mike Pare 3 min read

photo Jorge Parra, 24, is co-owner of Taqueria Jalisco on Rossville Avenue.

YPAC award winners are:

* YP of the Year: Tiffanie Robinson, Lamp Post Group * Entrepreneur of the Year: Jorge Parra, Taqueria Jalisco * YP-Friendly Business: Monen Restaurants * Corporate Innovator: Enoch Elwell, The Company Lab * Civic Impact Award: Teal Thibaud, Glass House Collective

photo Tiffanie Robinson

Jorge Parra didn’t start with an eye on a career in the restaurant business.

Parra had attended the Paul Mitchell School of hair design in Atlanta when he was summoned to enter the family venture.

“I went into it out of college. The family business was calling. I had to take over,” he said Friday after winning the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Young Professionals Association of Chattanooga.

Tiffanie Robinson, director of operations for Lamp Post Group, was named Young Professional of the Year by the Young Professionals Association. About 200 people attended the eighth annual YP awards program.